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It can’t be denied that players from the 2018 NBA Draft class are making a pretty strong case for themselves in the NBA cards market. First off, you’ve got Luka Doncic and Trae Young, the two most popular stars from this class. The former is considered by many as the next face of the NBA […]

The Atlanta Hawks have just won seven straight games. Let that sink in. Trae Young shared his thoughts on his team’s current streak following a blowout win over the Charlotte Hornets, 116-93, on Thursday night (h/t Hawks on Twitter): https://twitter.com/ATLHawks/status/1372737228720463879 In case you missed it, the Hawks changed their Twitter handle to commemorate their seventh […]

The Atlanta Hawks have been playing better basketball since they fired previous head coach Lloyd Pierce. Under new head coach Nate McMillan, the Hawks have won six straight and are 7-3 in their last 10 games. This doesn’t mean they want to keep their roster intact though as they’re expected to make noise this coming […]

The NBA trade deadline is just one week away, but it appears the Atlanta Hawks will not be trading forward John Collins. Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN said on the latest edition of The Woj Pod he believes the Hawks will keep Collins through the deadline despite interest from multiple teams: “John Collins, I think, is […]

With the March 25th NBA trade deadline fast approaching, now is the time contenders come into their final form. For the Milwaukee Bucks, that means finding the right combination of players to take advantage of Giannis Antetokounmpo’s greatness. Back-to-back disappointing playoff runs mean that the margin of error for general manager Jon Horst and the […]

Changes are happening in the city of Atlanta. The organization recently parted ways with its head coach Lloyd Pierce. Now, as the March 25th trade deadline approaches, the Hawks are more likely looking to shake their roster. It has been an up-and-down season for the Hawks, to say the least. The route that they’re looking […]

Mission #GetTonyToTheLine accomplished. Atlanta Hawks forward Tony Snell notched another rather ignominious NBA record and secured his standing as the king of empty stat lines. Rob Perez aka ‘WorldWideWob’ has been keeping track of Snell’s “record” and that has finally come to a stop when the 29-year old got fouled and went to the free-throw […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves might have the worst record in the NBA, but they are nonetheless intent on making a major splash ahead of the March 25 trade deadline. Veteran ESPN NBA writer Jackie MacMullan said the T-wolves were “dying” to acquire Atlanta Hawks forward John Collins on the most recent episode of The Bill Simmons […]

Atlanta Hawks forward Tony Snell knocked down a huge game-winning trey against the Toronto Raptors on Thursday, and teammate Trae Young is loving every bit of it. Young, who was responsible for finding the wide-open Snell on the Hawks’ final possession, immediately took to Twitter to send out some much-deserved praise towards the 29-year-old Snell. […]

  The Atlanta Hawks got an unlikely hero on Thursday night as Tony Snell knocked down a massive buzzer-beating three to give his team a 121-120 win over the Toronto Raptors. Snell’s three-point bomb didn’t even touch the rim as his smooth jumper hit the bottom of the net as the final buzzer sounded to […]

After it was revealed that both Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons of the Philadelphia 76ers will be forced to sit out the much-anticipated NBA All-Star Game due to health and safety protocols, the name of Atlanta Hawks superstar Trae Young was immediately thrown into the fire as a possible replacement for the Sixers duo. Young […]

Both Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons are slated to miss the All-Star game due to COVID-19 contact tracing, leading some to believe that Trae Young of the Atlanta Hawks could replace one of them. Amid the drama happening in Atlanta at the All-Star festivities, Young posted a GIF of Jiminy Cricket as his response to […]

After gaining some hype before the start of the season, the Minnesota Timberwolves have suffered through a disastrous 2020-21 campaign thus far. The Timberwolves currently hold a league-worst 7-29 record and clearly need as much help as they can get, which is why they’re in the market for a roster upgrade. Karl-Anthony Towns leads the […]

The Atlanta Hawks faced off against the Orlando Magic on Wednesday night and trailed for much of the game, including being down 16 points with under six minutes to play. Trae Young and company, however, came back and won by a final margin of 115 to 112. The staggering comeback of the Hawks defied heavy […]

The Miami Heat were just not the same without the services of their franchise star Jimmy Butler on Tuesday night. Miami fell flat on the offensive end, managing to score just 80 points in a 14-point loss to the Atlanta Hawks. Both Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra and shooting guard Tyler Herro offered the same […]

Going back to back against the Miami Heat, the Atlanta Hawks pulled away with a win in the second game during Tuesday night’s matchup. However, they accomplished this feat with power forward, John Collins, sitting on the bench. Trae Young and Nate McMillan both shared their opinion on what was going on with the Hawks […]

Nate McMillan made his debut as the Atlanta Hawks interim head coach on Tuesday and immediately picked up his first victory. After the game, he shared his vision for his team. Per Hawks reporter Kevin Chouinard, McMillan said that he wants his team to have the qualities of a fist. More McMillan: "We talk about […]

The fallout from the Atlanta Hawks’ decision to dismiss head coach Lloyd Pierce has revealed more details regarding the tension between Pierce and star point guard Trae Young. Chris Kirschner, Sam Amick, and David Aldridge of The Athletic reported Young’s relationship with Pierce grew more tenuous over time. Young did not always appreciate Pierce’s hard […]

Some Atlanta Hawks players were surprised to learn of head coach Lloyd Pierce’s dismissal on Monday. It is unlikely star point guard Trae Young was one of them. Chris Kirschner, Sam Amick and David Aldridge had a lengthy piece in The Athletic detailing how a number of key players wanted a change on the bench, […]

The Atlanta Hawks may have lost a head coach but they are getting a capable reinforcement back at the helm in swingman Bogdan Bogdanovic. The Serbian national is expected to make his return to the court after missing significant time due to a nagging knee injury. He will reportedly suit up for the Hawks in […]

On Monday, the Atlanta Hawks officially announced that the franchise had fired head coach Lloyd Pierce — something current San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich thinks might very well come back to haunt the Eastern Conference franchise. With Atlanta giving the 44-year-old Pierce just 34 games in 2020-21, it will now be former Indiana […]

The Atlanta Hawks have officially parted ways with head coach Lloyd Pierce, the team formally announced on Monday afternoon. However, the Eastern Conference franchise has wasted absolutely no time in replacing Pierce. The Hawks have tabbed former Indiana Pacers head coach Nate McMillan to serve as the team’s interim head coach, according to a recent […]

The Atlanta Hawks fired head coach Lloyd Pierce on Monday after a disappointing 14-20 start to the 2020-21 season, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The team quickly confirmed the news. This decision comes following the Hawks’ collapse down the stretch in a loss to a Miami Heat team playing without star Jimmy Butler. Atlanta started […]

The Miami Heat will be without star forward Jimmy Butler on Sunday as the defending Eastern Conference champs take on Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks. According to Marc Stein of the New York Times, Butler will be forced to sit out Sunday’s tilt due to a knee problem: The Heat say Jimmy Butler (knee) […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder have been exciting to watch this season, which is surprising. Darius Bazley has become one of the most surprising developments in the NBA this season and made a highlight play on Friday night that got his teammates fired up. pic.twitter.com/uRNyQOrXMh — Boomtown Hoops (@BoomtownHoops) February 27, 2021 Bazley went up and […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder and Atlanta Hawks faced off on Friday night in one of the weirdest games of the season, and for a strange reason. The two teams came out in the first half with jerseys that were hard to distinguish. The red vs. orange jerseys 😅😅😅 pic.twitter.com/by73UAz2KL — NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) February […]

It wasn’t that long ago when the Dallas Mavericks bet all their cards on forming a European connection between Luka Doncic and Kristaps Porzingis as cornerstones of the franchise. But looks like the Mavs no longer believe Porzingis is a suitable Robin for Luka’s Batman since they are quietly offering The Unicorn to other teams […]

Atlanta Hawks point guard Trae Young is undoubtedly one of the biggest snubs in this year’s edition of the All-Star squads. The fact that he was a starter for the East last season only makes matters worse—something with which Young himself seems to agree. Young employed the use of a couple of emojis to react […]

The Boston Celtics have hit a rough patch recently, prompting many to believe that changes need to be made to the roster. Following Boston’s lopsided loss to the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday, Danny Ainge had a brutally honest rant about the Celtics’ recent collapse, via Keith Smith of Yahoo Sports. Danny Ainge on the Celtics […]

Atlanta Hawks head coach Lloyd Pierce knew that forward Danilo Gallinari was in some sort of zone against the Boston Celtics on Wednesday. But just to be sure, Pierce asked the Italian native if he can maintain his immaculate shooting stroke for long. And Gallinari responded with utmost confidence. After the game, Pierce shared their […]

Danilo Gallinari just turned back the hands of time and caught fire in the Atlanta Hawks’ blowout win against the Boston Celtics. The 32-year-old brought out “Vintage Gallo” and knocked down a career-high 10 3-pointers on Wednesday to set a new franchise record for his new team. Danilo Gallinari sets a Hawks franchise record with […]

Atlanta Hawks star Trae Young may be in just his third season in the NBA, but there’s no denying that he’s already playing like a seasoned vet. Case in point is this clever trick play he pulled off against the Boston Celtics on Wednesday. Young took full advantage of a Celtics defender turning his back […]

The Boston Celtics and Atlanta Hawks meet for the third time this season in a showdown in State Farm Arena . It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Celtics-Hawks prediction and pick. The Celtics hold a record of 15-16 both overall and against the spread. Boston is coming off a heartbreaking loss […]

The Atlanta Hawks gave up a wide-open dunk with 4.1 seconds left on the clock against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday night, gift-wrapping a victory for the Cavs by a final margin of 112-111. This clip underscores the tremendous defensive miscue that led to the Cavs’ bucket: also, why in the world did Solomon Hill […]

The careers of Luka Doncic of the Dallas Mavericks and Trae Young of the Atlanta Hawks continue to be intertwined as they now share a historic NBA record. In the Hawks’ impressive 123-115 win over the Denver Nuggets at State Farm Arena on Sunday, Young tallied a remarkable line of 35 points, six boards, and […]

Charles Barkley wants people to stop using Zach LaVine and Trae Young in the same sentence. The Hall of Fame member firmly believes that the Chicago Bulls superstar has shown incredible improvement this season and he shouldn’t be compared to the Atlanta Hawks playmaker. Barkley’s controversial statement came after both were snubbed for a spot […]

In the 122-114 loss against the Atlanta Hawks, the Boston Celtics reflected on the foul calls that were given in Hawks guard Trae Young’s favor. The Celtics, who committed 27 personal fouls compared to the 18 of the Hawks, were frustrated by what many consider to be James Harden fouls that Young was able to […]

Trae Young received some tough love from his old man after the Atlanta Hawks’ decisive 122-114 win over the Boston Celtics at TD Garden on Wednesday. The Hawks All-Star was feeling good about himself after dropping 40 points, eight assists, three rebounds, and two steals to help his team snap a four-game skid. But being […]

The Atlanta Hawks defeated the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night to snap the team’s three-game losing streak behind a sterling 40-point performance from point guard Trae Young. Per StatMuse, Young joined some elite company in hitting the 40-point threshold during the game: Trae Young tonight: 40 PTS8 AST4 3PT14-20 FG He becomes the 5th player […]